Britain was not discussed as part of the Silk Roads, and the “Dark Ages” notion led to a common misunderstanding that the ...

The roads built by the Romans in Britain continued to be used for both travel and trade in the Middle Ages for more than a ...

A section of one of Britain’s most important Roman roads has been unearthed in south-east London in a “remarkable” archaeological discovery. The 2,000-year-old road, known as Watling Street ...

Begins by using a map to show the first Roman road to be built in Britain: Watling Street, which ran between Richborough and Chester. It then shows Ermine Street, which ran from London to York ...

47AD - Londinium (London) was founded and Britain was declared part of the Roman empire. Networks of roads were built across the country. 50AD - Romans arrived in the southwest and made their mark ...

Southwark Council said the discovery provides the first physical proof that sections of the ancient route survive directly beneath the modern road A section of one of Britain’s most important ...

A stretch of one of the most significant roads in Roman-era Britain has been unearthed underneath the asphalt of the Old Kent Road in southeast London. The ancient road, known as Watling Street ...

Read our privacy notice. Archaeologists have discovered a section of one of Britain’s most important Roman roads directly beneath the Old Kent Road. It is part of an important 2,000-year-old ...

These findings are explored in Remote Sensing and GIS Modelling of Roman Roads in South West Britain which has been published in the Journal of Computer Applications in Archaeology. The research ...

A new study by archaeologists at Bournemouth University has revealed that bodies recovered from a "war-cemetery," previously ...

Construction workers expanding a section of road north ... made to Britain’s agriculture, architecture, urban planning, and industry. One of the most notable Roman additions to the area was ...

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